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<h2>Get started with CotEditor</h2>

<p>CotEditor is a Mac-only text editor designed for working with plain text—from programming to everyday scratch. It features a macOS-native interface and seamlessly integrates with system features such as Dark Mode, Versions, iCloud, and VoiceOver. It behaves in a subtle, yet intelligent way that feels right at home on macOS.</p>
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<h2>Work with diverse plain text</h2>

<p>CotEditor accurately opens documents that typical text editors can’t handle. This includes files with nonstandard text encodings or mixed line-ending types. Moreover, it helps identify locations in the document that may need attention.</p>
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	<li><a href="pgs/howto_interpret_encoding.html">How to open a document with a specified encoding</a></li>
	<li><a href="pgs/about_line_endings.html">How to handle various types of line endings</a></li>
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<h2>Capture document structure with syntax analysis</h2>

<p>CotEditor highlights programming keywords, Markdown headings, HTML elements, and more, making your document’s structure easy to see at a glance. It also lists heading-level sections automatically so you can jump to the part you want.</p>

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	<li><a href="pgs/syntax_overview.html">How to analyze the syntax of a document</a></li>
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<h2>Powerful find and replace</h2>

<p>The find &amp; replace feature in CotEditor not only supports regular expressions, but also shows a list of search results or highlights matched words in your document.</p>
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	<li><a href="pgs/howto_find.html">How to find or replace text</a></li>
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<h2>Automate text editing with scripting</h2>

<p>The Script menu lets you run scripts to manipulate your document or launch external programs.</p>
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	<li><a href="pgs/script_overview.html">How to automate tasks with scripting</a></li>
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